21. A fish brood bank at Sitamarhi (Bihar) is to be established with financial assistance under which scheme?
[A] PM KISAN Yojana
[B] PM Matsya Sampada Yojana
[C] PM Garib Kalyan Yojana
[D] PM Jan Jeevan Mission
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Correct Answer: B [PM Matsya Sampada Yojana]
Notes:
A fish brood bank is set to be established at Sitamarhi (Bihar) and aquatic disease referral laboratory is proposed to set up at Kishanganj (Bihar) as a part of the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY).
These facilities will enhance production of fish by ensuring timely availability of quality and affordable fish seed.
22. Post Brexit, UK signed its first economic partnership agreement with which country?
[A] India
[B] USA
[C] Japan
[D] China
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Correct Answer: C [Japan]
Notes:
The United Kingdom (UK) has entered into an Economic Partnership Agreement with Japan.
This partnership is seen as a historic move, since this is the first trade agreement signed by the UK post Brexit. The agreement is said to foster trade between the two countries by about 15 billion Euros.
23. Who has clinched the 2020 US Open women’s singles title?
[A] Naomi Osaka
[B] Serena Williams
[C] Victoria Azarenka
[D] Sofia Kenin
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Correct Answer: A [Naomi Osaka]
Notes:
Japan’s Naomi Osaka has won the US open tennis women’s singles tournament. She played against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.
This victory marks the 3rd Grand slam title of the Japanese player after 2018 US Open and 2019 Australian Open. Austria’s Dominic Thiem defeated Alexander Zverev in men’s singles final to win his first Grand Slam title.
24. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, who passed away recently, is associated with which field?
[A] Cricket
[B] Foot Ball
[C] Politics
[D] Singing
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Correct Answer: C [Politics]
Notes:
Former Union Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh passed away recently. He succumbed to post-COVID19 illness at AIIMS.
He was from Bihar and belonged to Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD), which he resigned few days ago. Singh is often called the architect of the MNREGA scheme, which was implemented when he was the Union Minister for Rural development.
25. The phase 3 of Back to Village (B2V) programme has been launched in which State / UT?
[A] Delhi
[B] Jammu and Kashmir
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Kerala
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Correct Answer: B [Jammu and Kashmir]
Notes:
The Phase-III of Back to Village (B2V) programme has been announced by Jammu and Kashmir administration to commence from October 2 for a period of 10 days.
Phase-I of the programme was launched to understand the people’s grievances. The phase 2 focused on the devolution of powers to Panchayats in the Union Territory. The phase 3 aims at grievance redressal.
26. Which company has signed a deal with TikTok to be a trusted technology provider in USA?
[A] Microsoft
[B] Adobe
[C] Oracle
[D] HP
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Correct Answer: C [Oracle]
Notes:
Oracle has been chosen by TikTok to be its trusted technology provider in USA. In the acquisition battle between Microsoft and Oracle, Oracle has taken a lead.
President Donald Trump claimed that the USA’s Tik Tok user data are siphoned to Chinese authorities. The US administration ordered ByteDance, the parent company of Tik Tok to sell its U.S. business.
27. The DPIIT has extended the date of implementation of Toys (Quality Control) Order till which date?
[A] November 30, 2020
[B] January 1, 2021
[C] March 31, 2021
[D] September 30, 2021
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Correct Answer: B [January 1, 2021]
Notes:
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry has recently issued notification that extended the date of implementation of Toys (Quality Control) Order, 2020 to January 1, 2021.
Earlier, the date of implementation for the compliance of standards was September 1, 2020. The decision has been taken to ease the difficulties faced by domestic manufacturers in aligning with the standards.
28. How much worth of FDI has been received by India from China during April 2016 to March 2020?
[A] USD 1 Billion
[B] USD 1 Million
[C] USD 2 Billion
[D] USD 2 Million
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Correct Answer: A [USD 1 Billion]
Notes:
As per an official Government data, more than 1600 Indian companies have received Foreign direct investments (FDI) worth USD 1 billion from China from April 2016 to March 2020.
The investments were received by companies in 46 sectors. Among them, automobile industry, printing of books, electronics, services and electrical equipment received the highest FDI.
29. What is the target fixed for number of Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Kendras by 2025?
[A] 4500
[B] 6500
[C] 8500
[D] 10500
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Correct Answer: D [10500]
Notes:
As per the recent statement of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, the government has set a target to increase the number of PMBJKs to 10,500 by March 2025.
The Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJK) were launched with an aim to provide quality medicines at affordable rates to common citizens. At present, there were just over 6000 Kendras across the country.
30. Which institution won the Utkrisht Sansthan Vishwakarma Award (USVA) 2020 of AICTE?
[A] College of Engineering, Pune
[B] National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
[C] College of Engineering, Chennai
[D] S R Engineering College
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Correct Answer: A [College of Engineering, Pune]
Notes:
Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank virtually conferred Second Utkrisht Sansthan Vishwakarma Award.
The USVA Award is being organized by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) since 2019, to motivate AICTE approved institutions. This year, the theme of the award is “India Fights Corona”. College of Engineering, Pune won the award in the overall category.